New Lyric Operatic Company, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Welcome to the New Lyric Operatic Company website

One of Northern Ireland's longest established amateur musical theatre companies, the New Lyric continues to flourish as a forward-thinking society.

With a large membership of musical theatre enthusiasts, we present at least one full-scale musical production each year, as well as a touring concert programme suitable for church groups, golf clubs, community groups, etc. To enquire about booking us for your organisation, contact our secretary (click here).

Wizard of Oz   Grand Opera House 16 - 20 November 2010   Girls 14 - 16 (proof of age will be required) Need to be able to sing, dance and act   Email Clare at claresy_m@hotmail.co.uk   Dorothy auditions: Friday 17 September (Rest of cast auditions: Thursday 16 Sept)   View the flyer here

New Lyric are the Gilbert and Sullivan Champions 2010 "truly phenomenal" - adjudicator On August 21, we picked up four awards, including Best Overall Show, on our debut at the Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton, Derbyshire, presenting our Pirates of Penzance (as seen in May at Belfast’s Opera House). We were competing against more than a dozen societies from Britain, plus three in the USA. (No, they don't go to Buxton, the adjudicator goes to them.) In his post-show report, the adjudicator said, “This is not something I say very often, and haven’t said the entire festival, but this show was truly phenomenal.” Our full results were:- Winner Best Overall Show New Lyric Winner Best Character Actor Gerry McBrien Winner Best Animated Chorus New Lyric Winner Best Chorus New Lyric Nominated Best Director Tony Finnegan  Nominated Best Musical Director Wilson Shields  Nominated Best Duet Michelle Baird & Brian Gilligan (Stay, Fred'ric, Stay)   In 2009, the New Lyric also gained the AIMS award for Best Overall Show in Ireland with The Witches of Eastwick.

Forthcoming theatre performances (for further details, click here)

Our last major show

Our last show was The Pirates of Penzance in the Opera House for a week in May 2010. For dress rehearsal photographs, click here.

Other recent performances

Our previous two shows were the successful My Fair Lady in April 2009, and in November 2008 the Northern Ireland Premiere of The Witches of Eastwick (click here for awards).

Calamity Jane ran to packed houses in the Opera House for a full week in May 2008.

Our 2007 shows were The Merry Widow, which received four AIMS nominations, and the highly successful 42nd Street (click here for awards).

Website

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